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The elevators were designed in ~1971. Different standards. The old longhouses aren't especially flexible to remodel due to their original construction methods.
All three long houses have elevators. All DVC villas have balconies or patios.
The elevators were designed in ~1971. Different standards. The old longhouses aren't especially flexible to remodel due to their original construction methods.
The elevators were a response to another post, complaining about the elevator size. The old longhouses were designed modularly, like the Contemporary and like cruise ships. In general, it's hard to retrofit elevators to be bigger, and in the framed model used for the first longhouses, I should think it structurally impossible, although I am no structural engineer.thank you so much for your reply. so event he 2nd floor has balconies, not just a sliding door with a railing?
and I guess I really don't understand what you mean by the 2nd post. (as per the elevatora and flexible to remodel)
I am getting ready to do our online check in requests for our poly stay and am so confused what to request?! We stayed in tokaleu last time before it became DVC and we loved the location....I am not loving any other longhouses and looking for advice...its just myself and my youngest child so I would prefer third floor as first floor makes me nervous by myself....however other then that I am lost what building to request?!? any help....we will be spending most days at MK with only epcot and one DHS day thrown in there. the other 3 days are MK days if that helps.
Update: we have arrived and I'm feeling better! Our check in experience was not good- our cast member had zero personality. We had requested Fiji 3rd floor instead we got Tuvalu 3rd floor. Our room faced the Fiji building with a palm tree in the way. I called front desk to ask if we could please move rooms. The room was so dark I knew I wouldn't like it. We were moved Aerotoa 2nd floor but facing the lagoon. It's humid out I don't see us spending time on the balcony so I'd rather have the view. Over all I'm a little underwhelmed. The grounds are gorgeous but the buildings are dingy and look a little run down and the elevators are TINY. Hopefully after some rest and good I'll feel better but right now for the price I'm a little disappointed. Oh and apologies for the building names if they are misspelled.
Update: we have arrived and I'm feeling better! Our check in experience was not good- our cast member had zero personality. We had requested Fiji 3rd floor instead we got Tuvalu 3rd floor. Our room faced the Fiji building with a palm tree in the way. I called front desk to ask if we could please move rooms. The room was so dark I knew I wouldn't like it. We were moved Aerotoa 2nd floor but facing the lagoon. It's humid out I don't see us spending time on the balcony so I'd rather have the view. Over all I'm a little underwhelmed. The grounds are gorgeous but the buildings are dingy and look a little run down and the elevators are TINY. Hopefully after some rest and good I'll feel better but right now for the price I'm a little disappointed. Oh and apologies for the building names if they are misspelled.
Raratonga could be a good fit for you - it's adjacent to GCH making transportation very easy to access. I agree with @mickeynut1 about Samoa, but it's the most requested longhouse making it more challenging to actually get. Fiji is very nice, too, but overall, I would recommend Raratonga. Hope this helps!I am getting ready to do our online check in requests for our poly stay and am so confused what to request?! We stayed in tokaleu last time before it became DVC and we loved the location....I am not loving any other longhouses and looking for advice...its just myself and my youngest child so I would prefer third floor as first floor makes me nervous by myself....however other then that I am lost what building to request?!? any help....we will be spending most days at MK with only epcot and one DHS day thrown in there. the other 3 days are MK days if that helps.
I am getting ready to do our online check in requests for our poly stay and am so confused what to request?! We stayed in tokaleu last time before it became DVC and we loved the location....I am not loving any other longhouses and looking for advice...its just myself and my youngest child so I would prefer third floor as first floor makes me nervous by myself....however other then that I am lost what building to request?!? any help....we will be spending most days at MK with only epcot and one DHS day thrown in there. the other 3 days are MK days if that helps.
Update: we have arrived and I'm feeling better! Our check in experience was not good- our cast member had zero personality. We had requested Fiji 3rd floor instead we got Tuvalu 3rd floor. Our room faced the Fiji building with a palm tree in the way. I called front desk to ask if we could please move rooms. The room was so dark I knew I wouldn't like it. We were moved Aerotoa 2nd floor but facing the lagoon. It's humid out I don't see us spending time on the balcony so I'd rather have the view. Over all I'm a little underwhelmed. The grounds are gorgeous but the buildings are dingy and look a little run down and the elevators are TINY. Hopefully after some rest and good I'll feel better but right now for the price I'm a little disappointed. Oh and apologies for the building names if they are misspelled.
I have to admit, we had a lot of the same feelings. We loved the room size but were disappointed in the buildings. Overall, we really enjoyed our stay but will probably not splurge on the Poly again when we could be just as happy elsewhere. We know you pay for convenience and the Poly definitely offers that...but many of those things aren't so important to us. I think it's one of those things that you don't know until you do it!
Well I've checked in and I just want to cry.
The only request I made was for a high floor. I'm in moorea in a "lake view" ground floor in the corner with a view of a fence, people walking past the patio and bungalows. I can't even have the curtains open as everyman see in. I'm so disappointed after paying out all this money for my birthday trip. Check in staff said there was nothing they could do. It was a lake view as far as they were concerned.
There are no other studios available. What a waste of money this was. the fence makes it even worse as it is the end room.
Think of it as your own privacy fence. It should make you feel better about leaving your curtains open to enjoy your little view. You might even see some fireworks tonight.So disappointed
We are from the Uk and have visited Florida every year sometimes twice for the last twenty years. we have always wanted to stay at the Poly and last October took the plunge and booked a week directly with Disney for this September and got the free Dining Plan.it was going to be our 36th wedding anniversary while we were there and they marked it on the reservation, we decided to splurge and booked a lagoon view room so I knew we would either be in Tuvalu or Aerotora, I didnt care which I was in as I was going to be at the Poly!
Fast forward to last Frida(23rd September) and we were finally checking in, I was a bit nervous as had read about housekeeping not being good, miserable cast members etc.
when we checked in the girl told us she had just started and she was understandably nervous. She told us we had a theme park view room in the Club Level building, Haiwai. I said oh I'm sorry that must be a mistake as we have not paid for that, she called her manager over who told us we had been given a free upgrade for our anniversary and they proceeded to give us beautiful freshly made leis, escorted us over to the Haiwai building where I am now sitting on my patio looking at the lagoon and still cant believe it! we have also received a lovely anniversary card from the staff, we have had a fabulous first couple of days and just seem to be getting more than our fair share of pixie dust! The resort is beautiful and so peaceful especially early on a morning, the parks are not too busy and the weather is beautiful.
What more can I say, we feel so blessed and cant believe our luck! Only problem is because we have the Dining Plan which is more than enough food we can't really take advantage of the club lounge ! what a problem to have!
Yikes - these recent threads are making me really nervous to book 3 rooms (not DVC) at the Poly in 2018 for $$$$$. I'm sure there are great reviews...I haven't made it back through the 400+ pages but I'll be really bummed if we feel like it's a sub-par experience. I don't have expectations of getting the exact room requests we submit. But I do expect clean rooms, friendly CMs, and an atmosphere that corresponds with the price paid compared to value resorts. Our priority is location to transportation which is what puts us at a monorail hotel. Fingers crossed...